Chapter 1 and 2 Test Review

1. What was the name of the trade route that Marco Polo traveled, that went from China to the Mediterranean Sea Area?A. The Gold RoadB. The Silver RoadC. The Paved RoadD. The Silk Road

2. Which of the following groups adapted to the harsh conditions of the Arctic culture area?A. the Pomo, Hupa, and YorokB. the Hopewell and the AnasaziC. the Aleut and the InuitD. the Athabascan and the Algonquian

C. the Aleut and the Inuit

3. How do many scientists believe that people FIRST arrived in North America?A. After the Ice Age, glaciers melted and people came in small boats.B. During the Ice Age, the sea froze and people crossed the ice.C. After the Ice Age, glaciers melted and people crossed land.D. During the Ice Age, the sea level dropped and people crossed land.

D. During the Ice Age, the sea level dropped and people crossed land.

4. Which of the following seemed to be the MOST IMPORTANT of the early crops grown by Native Americans?A. maizeB. wheatC. barleyD. tobacco

5. All of the following were early Mesoamerican or South American societies EXCEPT for A. the MayaB. the IncaC. the AztecD. the Iroquois

6. Which of the following locations, did the first people most likely cross into North America?A. BeringiaB. MesoamericaC. GreenlandD. Panama Canal

7. Your _____________ is the climate and landscapes that surround living things.A. SurroundingsB. CultureC. EnvironmentD. Neighborhood

8. A groups set of common values and traditions, including language, religion, government, family relationships, etc. is ______.A. EnvironmentB. SuburbiaC. NeighborhoodD. Culture

9. All of the following were very important crops for the early people of North America EXCEPTA. MaizeB. SquashC. RiceD. Beans

10. Which of the following groups was the first to develop a society in Mesoamerica around 1200 BC?A. IncaB. OlmecC. AztecD. Maya

11. Which of the following settled in what is today Mexico City and were very fierce warriors conquering many societies?A. Inca B. OlmecC. AztecD. Maya

12. Which of the following groups settled the Pacific Coast of South America extending from Ecuador to Chile?A. IncaB. OlmecC. AztecD. Maya

13. What do we call an above-ground home made of heavy clay or mud-dried bricks or adobe?A. KivaB. PuebloC. HajjD. Quipa

14. The Bison or Buffalo was important in all aspects of the Native American groups that lived in which Geographic Region?.A. Eastern WoodlandsB. NorthwestC. SoutheastD. Great Plains

15. The Aztec capital, that was found very near to current-day Mexico City was calledA. TimbuktuB. TenochtitlanC. CuzcoD. Cahokia

16. The first inhabitants to come to the Americas from Asia were called A. PilgrimsB. EskimosC. Paleo-IndiansD. Berbers

17. The first Americans were A. hunters-gatherersB. farmersC. fierce warriorsD. fishermen

18. Domestication is known as A. sharing the same language, arts, and dressB. cutting down and burning trees in the forest for growing cropsC. proper cleaning and maintaining your homeD. taming animals for human use

19. What was by far the most important animal for the tribes of the Great Plains?A. CowB. DeerC. RabbitsD. Buffalo

20. All of the following were Features of Civilization EXCEPTA. Cities that served as centers of tradeB. Specialized jobs for peopleC. Hunting for food by the citizensD. Advanced tools for people to use

21. What area of the United States were most of the moundbuilder groups found?A. the Four Corners RegionB. the Arctic RegionC. the Eastern United StatesD. the Great Plains

22. Most Native American groups shared ideas aboutA. farming the landB. hunting animals for foodC. their link to natureD. sacrificing their enemies for honor

23. Native American Tribes that lived on the Great Plains lived in these kind of homes A. wigwamsB. longhousesC. adobesD. teepees

24. What was the purpose of the type of home that the people of the Great Plains had?A. they were extremely sturdy for bad weatherB. they allowed for a great breeze to blow through them on hot daysC. they were easy to move quickly to another area when neededD. they provided great protection from severe weather

25. All of the following were important reasons why the English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish merchants began searching for an all sea route to Asia in 1400s EXCEPTA. Overland trade routes were dangerous.B. Direct access to goods in the Asian countries would increase their profits.C. They wanted to bypass merchants who monopolized Asian products.D. There were so many great ship captains available to lead these exploratory journeys.

D. There were so many great ship captains available to lead these exploratory journeys.

26. All of the following helped Hernando Cortes destroy the Aztec Empire EXCEPT? A. Francisco Pizzarro C. smallpoxB. conquistadors D. steel weapons

A. Francisco Pizzarro

27. A right that the Encomienda System gave to Spanish settlers was A. They could import African slaves to the Americas without documentation.B. They could tax local American Indians or make them work.C. They could punish American Indians who did not attend their political meetings.D. They could start businesses on local American Indian land.

B. They could tax local American Indians or make them work.

28. What did Bartolomé de Las Casas do to try and change Spain’s way of governing Native Americans in their Spanish colonies?A. He wrote books and letters asking for better treatment of the American IndianB. He revised laws regarding the use of African slaves.C. He complained about how the plantation

owners were treated by the Native AmericansD. He insisted on the use of American Indians for plantation work.

A. He wrote books and letters asking for better treatment of the American Indian

29. How did the ASTROLABE aid explorers in finding new continents? A. It allowed ship navigators to estimate distance from land by measuring the oceans’ depth.B. It allowed ship navigators to check location by charting the position of celestial bodies or the moon and stars.C. It allowed ship navigators to tell direction by aligning a magnetic strip with the North Pole.D. It allowed ship navigators to calculate the rate of travel by measuring the speed of headwinds.

B. It allowed ship navigators to check location by charting the position of celestial bodies or the moon and stars.

30. What was the MAIN reason the Spanish Crown established the Encomienda system? A. to reward settlers for bringing the Crown so much wealthB. to entice settlers to convert the local people to ChristianityC. to give the settlers an incentive to practice slaveryD. to ensure that settlers’ land remained the property of the Crown

A. to reward settlers for bringing the Crown so much wealth

31. Who discovered the WESTERN sea-route to Asia? A. Amerigo VespucciB. Vasco Núñez de BalboaC. Ferdinand MagellanD. Giovanni da Verrazano

C. Ferdinand Magellan

32. Which Spanish conquistador led the attack on and the eventual downfall of the Incan Empire? A. Hernando de SotoB. Juan Ponce de LéonC. Francisco PizzarroD. Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

C. Francisco Pizzarro

33. The Columbian Exchange had deadly effects, such as A. bringing the bubonic plague and the Black Death to Florence.B. spreading measles, smallpox, and typhus throughout Europe.C. infecting American Indians with deadly diseases that were new to them.D. robbing American Indians of corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cocoa.

C. infecting American Indians with deadly diseases that were new to them.

34. Who began a school of navigation to help teach sailors better methods of sailing, even though he wasn’t really a sailor?A. Christopher ColumbusB. Prince HenryC. King FerdinandD. Leif Eriksson

B. Prince Henry

35. What was the name of the new style ship that the Portuguese invented that used triangular sails instead of the old square-styled sails?A. Longship C. SchoonerB. Caravel D. Kayak

B. Caravel

36. Which Portuguese explorer led an expedition down the western coast of Africa and continued on around its southern tip an on to Calicut, India in July 1497? A. Vasco da GamaB. Ferdinand MagellanC. Christopher ColumbusD. Bartolomeu Dias

A. Vasco da Gama

37. All of the following were promises that Christopher Columbus made to the king and queen when he asked them to finance his journeys west, EXCEPT A. new territoriesB. people to be used as slaves in EuropeC. people to convert to CatholicismD. great riches

B. people to be used as slaves in Europe

38. Which of the following was the PRIMARY thing that Christopher Columbus was trying to accomplish on his journeys west? A. trying to reach the Hawaiian Islands by sailing WestB. trying to reach Asia by sailing WestC. trying to reach the Middle East by sailing WestD. trying to reach the America’s by sailing West

B. trying to reach Asia by sailing West

39. Pope Alexander VI drew up the Line of Demarcation in the Atlantic Ocean to establish where which two of the countries below could claim new lands A. France and ItalyB. Spain and PortugalC. Britain and GermanyD. Russia and India

B. Spain and Portugal

40. Since one of the two countries that were part of Pope Alexander VI ruling, known as the Line of Demarcation, believed that they had received an unfair advantage in lands they could settle, these same nations agreed to which of the following treaties that moved the line 800 miles further to the west? A. The Treaty of GreenvilleB. The Treaty of TordesillaC. The Treaty of Guadeloupe HidalgoD. The Treaty of San Juan Cordita

B. The Treaty of Tordesilla

41. Which of the following explorers led a Spanish fleet to the Eastern coast of South America and realized that Christopher Columbus had been incorrect in his assumption about reaching Asia and instead had landed in new lands that would later be known as the Americas? A. Ferdinand Magellan C. Vasco da Gama

B. Amerigo Vespucci D. Alvar Nunez de Balboa

B. Amerigo Vespucci

42. Who was the Portuguese navigator that led the first expedition that eventually, ended up sailing all the way around the Earth by water? A. Ferdinand MagellanB. Vasco da GamaC. Christopher ColumbusD. Hernando de Soto

43. Which of the following refers to a transfer of people, diseases, plants and animals from Europe to the Americas and from the Americas to Europe? A. African DiasporaB. Benengia PangeaC. Triangular TradeD. Columbian Exchange

D. Columbian Exchange

44. What was a Spanish soldier who led military expeditions to the Americas called? A. WarriorsB. GeneralsC. ConquistadorsD. Matadors

45. Why did Montezuma and the Aztecs allow the Spanish soldiers led by Hernando Cortes to come into their empire without fighting them? A. He was very large, with a powerful voice that scared themB. They thought he was a god that had been predicted to arriveC. He had large cannons and guns that scared themD. He threatened to have them burned at the stake if they didn’t let him in

B. They thought he was a god that had been predicted to arrive

46. All of the following were reasons why the Aztec and Inca were defeated by the Spanish EXCEPT?A. Superior intelligence by the Spanish leadersB. Spanish alliances with the enemies of the Aztec and IncaC. Spanish wore steel armor and superior weapons such as gunsD. The bringing of European diseases such as smallpox that they were not immune to

A. Superior intelligence by the Spanish leaders

47. All of the following were effects of the Spanish victory over the Aztecs and the Inca EXCEPT? A. A reduced Native American population from battles and diseasesB. The transfer of goods called the Columbian ExchangeC. Greater respect for the Aztecs and the Inca since they had put up such a great fightD. The Spanish rule of the Americas for years to come

C. Greater respect for the Aztecs and the Inca since they had put up such a great fight

48. Who was the Spanish explorer that founded the area of Florida and then spent many years searching for the Fountain of Youth?A. Juan Ponce de LeonB. Hernando de SotoC. Christopher ColumbusD. Vasco da Gama

A. Juan Ponce de Leon

49. What was a settler who came to the Spanish Empire from Spain called?A. MestizoB. PeninsularesC. CreoleD. Alien

B. Peninsulares

50. What are large farms that grow primarily just one kind of crop for profit called? A. PlantationB. EstateC. RanchD. Abomination

51. All of the following were types of jobs that Native Americans did on the large Spanish farms EXCEPT? A. working in the fieldsB. raising and herding livestockC. working in the gold and silver minesD. training Spaniards how to ride horses

D. training Spaniards how to ride horses

52. Which of the following religions had the most influence on the relationships between Native American and Spanish settlers? A. CatholicB. BaptistC. MethodistD. Mormon

A. Catholic

53. Which of the following explorers wrote a book that inspired many Europeans to want to learn more about Asia and its surrounding areas? A. John CabotB. Christopher ColumbusC. Amerigo VespucciD. Marco Polo

D. Marco Polo

54. All of the following were major effects of the search for an all-water route to Asia EXCEPT A. Awareness of different cultures and ways of lifeB. Face-to-face contact with traders in distant landsC. The discovery of a sea route AsiaD. A new religion known as Catholicism was discovered

D. A new religion known as Catholicism was discovered

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